[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index]

Re: gEDA-user: fpga

I have to agree. Open Source, in my opinion, is not about taking the work of others without their consent. Open source is about authors deciding to share, not about theft. If you don't like the license of a piece of code, then don't use the code. It is not ethical to ignore the restrictions. If that were ethical then it would also be ethical to ignore the GPL and use GPL code in proprietary code bases. The golden rule being do unto others as you would have done onto your self.

The authors of the code do have the right to set the rules by how the code is used. Users only have the right to decide if they want to use the code within the author's restrictions or not. If you don't like the authors rules move on and write your own code.

You opend this can of worms. It has to be rejected here publicly before we can move on to an off-list disagreement.

Steve Meier

Marvin Dickens wrote:

On Wednesday 02 November 2005 11:22, Michael Sokolov wrote:


Darrell Harmon <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Whatever you do, please respect the copyrights.


That is your opinion.  Others have the right to disagree.

Can we take this off-list, please?

MS



Hello list,

It's been a while since I've had a chance to check my email. With that said,
Here I am, crusing along, reading the gEDA mails when I run into this. I find this statement appalling, offensive and absolutely inappropriate.

I don't want anarchy in my mailbox - Even when the author/WanaBeAnarchist covers his rear (Poorly, I might add...) with a "Can we take this off list , Please?". 

Best regards

Marvin